Search underway in Bonnet Carre Spillway for missing Metairie man

Updated August 14, 2018 at 9:01 PM;Posted August 14, 2018 at 9:00 PM

Clarence Schlamp, 61, of Metairie was reported missing Saturday (Aug. 11, 2018). On Tuesday (Aug. 14, 2018), Schlamp's truck was found near a campsite in the Bonnet Carre Spillway. Found with the truck was a note saying he was in the area and would return soon, according to the St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office. (St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office )

Authorities are searching the Bonnet Carre Spillway for a missing Metairie man whose truck was found near a campsite in the area, the St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office said Tuesday night (Aug. 14).

Clarence Schlamp, 61, was reported missing Saturday by his girlfriend, after she was unable to reach him by phone. He was last heard from on Friday.

Schlamp lives on Quincy Street in Metairie and was reported missing to Jefferson Parish officials, but his last known location was in the Bonnet Carre Spillway, St. Charles authorities said.

On Tuesday, three days after he was reported missing, Schlamp's gold Toyota Tacoma pickup was found near a campsite in the Bonnet Carre Spillway. Found with the truck was a note saying he was in the area and would return soon.

Investigators believe Schlamp was camping alone and may have gone hiking or swimming in the area.

Search teams with the St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office are actively looking for Schlamp in the Spillway using foot patrols, all-terrain vehicles, boats, trucks and drones.

Schlamp is described as 5-foot-10 and 135 pounds with green eyes and gray hair.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Clarence Schlamp is urged to call St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Detective Steven Mahan at 985-783-1135 or 985-783-6807.